Ann Macbeth

Ann Macbeth
c. 1900, Macbeth is wearing a self-made collar embroidered with the Glasgow rose.[1]
Born
Annie Macbeth

(1875-09-25)25 September 1875
Bolton, Lancashire, England
Died23 March 1948(1948-03-23) (aged 72)
Known forEmbroidery
MovementGlasgow Movement, Arts and Crafts movement

Ann Macbeth (25 September 1875 – 23 March 1948 ) was a British embroiderer, designer, teacher and author. She was a member of the Glasgow Movement where she was an associate of Margaret MacDonald and Charles Rennie Mackintosh, and many other 'Glasgow Girls'. She was also an active suffragette and designed banners for organisations supporting women’s suffrage, such as the Women’s Social and Political Union

  1. ^ Juliet Ash, Elizabeth Wilson (1990). Chic Thrills: A Fashion Reader. Edinburgh: Canongate. pp. 215–217. ISBN 1-84195-151-X.